Italian Investigators Just Uncovered a Major Russian Election Meddling Plot
Russian President Vladimir Putin during a 2018 news conference with Italy’s prime ministerSergei Chirikov/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. A bombshell investigation published Friday by Italy’s L’Espresso magazine reveals a plot that might sound familiar. Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini of the hard-right Lega Nord party, L’Espresso reports, last year…
On the Road with Esperanza Spalding
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Esperanza Spalding seems to do it all. The ever-evolving bassist-vocalist-composer emerged from the jazz scene in the early 2000s, winning the Grammy for Best New Artist in 2010, and she’s been relentlessly pushing the boundaries of the genre ever since. Her most recent album, 12…
This Is What It Looks Like When Teachers Organize
Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. More than 3,000 teachers in Oakland stood on picket lines for a second straight day Friday to demand better pay, smaller class sizes, and more resources for their district’s beleaguered schools. On Thursday, I joined my colleague Edwin Rios as he reported on the first…
Nakaya’s Newest Tracks Are an Eerie Take on Nostalgia and Loss
Peter Pascucci Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This week: Ballet Shoes by Nakaya (NAKAYA, 2019) Why we’re into it: An alternative mix of R&B, electronica, and a hint of folk, Ballet Shoes explores in heartbreaking ways the experience of coming to terms with the past. “Sometimes, when you make something you truly…
R. Kelly Was Just Charged With 10 Counts of Sexual Abuse
R. Kelly in New York in 2013 RTN Jon Palmer/MediaPunch Inc./IPX Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. R&B singer R. Kelly was charged Friday in Chicago with 10 counts of criminal sexual abuse between 1998 and 2010, including of at least three teenagers. The indictments come after decades of sexual misconduct…
A New HHS Rule Aims to Strip Planned Parenthood’s Title X Funding
Brennan Linsley/Associated Press Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. In a sweeping effort to defund health care centers that provide abortion services, the Trump administration issued a rule Friday that will bar clinics from critical federal funds if they perform the procedure or give abortion referrals. Under the new directive, groups like…